Friday eye candy

Can't resist all these lovely colours especially on a lovely sunny should be spring day.

Sad to say Friday is also down she comes day - here is one of the Tree Wise Men lopping down one of our trees - I could hear it crying but we would be crying if it landed on someone's car. They are very tall and Ian assures me everything still looks lovely - we let them grow smaller by leaving the bottom behind - I think that is how he appeases me.

a little leaf made with UTEE - all ready to stitch into something in my journal.

Virginia - you asked how did I get such a lovely embossed image on the velvet. The only stamps which I know work(and Jacinta tells me this) are our polymer ones - the illumination ones and these 2 new ones and My Stamps - you paint them, lay them flat face up on a firm base - I use my granite bench top but a wooden board will work well - lay the velvet top side down and press with a hot dry iron. I have tried all sorts of other stamps - the ones with wooden bottoms - they often lift off the wood and the rubber ones don't give such a clear impression. That's why I went for these 2 new polymer stamps and have a few more on the ready.  It's easy when you have the right stamps.